TED CRUZ: LET EL CHAPO FUND BORDER WALL

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has introduced a bill calling for the use of $14 billion seized from cartel drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to be used to pay for President Donald Trump’s border wall between the USA and Mexico.

“$14 billion will go a long way toward building a wall that will keep Americans safe and hinder the illegal flow of drugs, weapons, and individuals across our southern border,” Cruz stated.

Cruz added that leveraging criminally forfeited assets from El Chapo and other Mexican cartel members and drug dealers can “offset the wall’s cost and make meaningful progress toward achieving President Trump’s stated border security objectives.”

Cruz has called the bill the Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order (EL CHAPO) Act.